Incentives Increase Participation in Mass Dog Rabies Vaccination Clinics and Methods of Coverage Estimation Are Assessed to Be Accurate.

In this study we show that incentives (dog collars and owner wristbands) are effective at increasing owner participation in mass dog rabies vaccination clinics and we conclude that household questionnaire surveys and the mark-re-sight (transect survey) method for estimating post-vaccination coverage...

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Main Authors: Abel B Minyoo, Melissa Steinmetz, Anna Czupryna, Machunde Bigambo, Imam Mzimbiri, George Powell, Paul Gwakisa, Felix Lankester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4669116?pdf=render